TODAY'S PICK

My first thought on seeing our house was, "If we buy it, we've got to paint that door." I don't like that shade of bright blue, and I definitely don't like it against the gray-blue trim. It's not working.

So why is our front door still bright blue a year later? Indecision, mostly, with a healthy dose of procrastination. I've toyed with the idea of of painting the trim of our house since day one, and that of course would affect what we paint the door. I think a Charleston green trim would look fantastic with our white exterior and red copper roof. Sadly, the combination of cost and hassle (going through approval from the historical society, for one) for that project makes it a bit prohibitive at the moment. So I'm living with the blue-gray for now, and thinking about a door color that will work with the trim and not make me wonder whhhyyyyy every time I walk into our house.

The current blue on our door is much too bright next to the gray-blue trim. I'm looking for a color with some neutral undertones that make sense near gray. Emily of The Wicker House has a navy door that is a fantastic shade of blue. It has a bit of gray, but almost veers toward peacock blue. I love complexity like that in a color. I also like the idea of a monochrome look on our exterior.

And speaking of peacock, let's just get this one out of the way. I am majorly smitten with Benjamin Moore's Dark Harbor, and it may have clouded my judgment a bit. I'm not sure painting our door dark teal would solve the problem with our trim, but I am more than willing to hear your opinions to the contrary. This teal door from Andrea Brown is pure glamour. I mean, yeah, it looks nothing like our home, but just let me enjoy this.

And on the other end of the color spectrum, we've got red. I'm not sure how I feel about this for our house, simply because the red, white, and blue combination might be a little much. I wonder if a dark wine or berry red would keep it from looking too July 4th? Or am I kidding myself here?

So what do you think? Go with a navy with gray undertones for a monochrome look? Dark teal because I'm just dying to use that color somewhere? Oxblood red to complement the blue, even if it does send me into Betsy Ross territory? Or do you have a wildcard to suggest? I won't be mad if you say chartreuse. ​

my eye as immediately drawn to the window and the peacock in the stained glass- i would go for it and pull that color out. even though it's not ideal with the trim i think it will work with the window well so the window isn't like it's own little colorful island.

I agree, I think the dark teal because it would do well with the teal color in the stained glass window. I painted our front door last year and it made a huge difference. Can't wait to see which color you choose!

I agree with Cassie that pulling a color out of the stained glass would look great. I think a teal/peacock blue would work or even an eggplant. I can't quite tell from the picture but it looks like there is some dark purple in the stained glass.

Oh my goodness the indecision + procrastination is the name of the game at my house lately. Haha there are SO many things we keep meaning to do but then it requires 400 decisions and I get overwhelmed and just decided to do it later! haha

I just discovered your blog from Chic Stripes! I live in Richmond too! I have been through all your before and afters and love them! I also love a fun front door color. Mine is a coral color now but I am thinking of switching it up.

Alyson, I'm so glad you found me! Love Chic Stripes and always love to meet other Richmonders through the blog. Love a coral door, and would love to know what you choose if you change it. Thanks for coming by!